The War Memorials in Maunby
The War Memorial Plaque in the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Maunby is a wooden plaque with a copper cross. The plaque is inscribed:
1914 1918
DAVID BRYDON ERNEST SCAIFE
HARRY CLARKE WALTER SCAIFE
ROBERT PEARSON RICHARD STURDY
GEORGE WINTER
1939 1945
PETER ASKEW
THOMAS HARRY HILL-WALKER
THEY SHALL WALK BEFORE THE LORD
IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING
There is additional text which I failed to capture on camera
The second and more recent War Memorial is on the Village Green and was dedicated on 12 November 2017.
Maunby Roll of Honour
1914 - 1918
David Brydon
Harry Clarke
Robert Peardon
Ernest Scaife
Walter Scaife
Richard Sturdy
George Winter
19139 - 1945
Peter Watson Askew
Thomas Harry Hill-Walker
THEY SHALL NOT
GROW OLD
There is a burial in the churchyard of St Michaels and All Angels Church
Alan Richard Hill-Walker VC
Major (retired), Northamptonshire Regiment.
He was born on 12 July 1859 and died on 21 April 1944. He was 84.
He won his Victoria Cross on 28 January 1881 in the First Boer War at Laing’s Nek, South Africa. He was 21. It was presented to him by HM Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 13 May 1882.
LONDON GAZETTE 13 March 1882
2nd Battalion, the Northamptonshire Regiment
Lieutenant Alan Richard Hill
For gallant conduct at the action of Laing's Nek on the 28th January, 1881,-in having, after the retreat was ordered, remained behind and endeavoured to carry out of action Lieutenant
Baillie, of the same Corps, who was lying on the ground severely wounded. Being unable to lift that officer into the saddle, he carried him in his arms until Lieutenant Baillie was shot dead. Lieutenant Hill then brought a wounded man out of action on his horse, after which he returned and rescued another. All these acts being performed under a heavy fire.
Please link this to the record of his son in WW2
Those who Fell in WW1
BRYDON, David
Lance Corporal, 9th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 69 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no 41592. He had also served as Private, Army no 25624, with the Yorkshire Hussars Regiment.
He was killed in action on 7 June 1917 (presumed Dead) in the Battle of Messines. He was 32.
He was the son of Andrew and Alice Brydon, Maunby and the husband of Emily Brydon.
He is remembered on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
CLARKE, Harry
Rifleman, 1st/8th Battalion (Leeds Rifles) TF, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 146 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no 48531.
He was killed in action on Tuesday 9 October 1917 at the Battle of Poelcappelle. He was 33.
He was the son of Alfred and Ada Clarke, Maunby and the husband of Emma Clarke, South Otterington.
He is remembered on The Tyne Cot Memorial.
PEARSON, Robert
Private, 363rd Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps attached to 171st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no T4/198422.
He died from his wounds on Sunday 21 January 1917. He was 23.
He was the son of William and Ann Pearson and born in Maunby.
He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.
SCAIFE, Ernest
Gunner, W Battery, 18th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 26702.
He died from his wounds on Saturday 8 July 1916 received during the Battle of the Somme. He was 20.
He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth A Scaife, Maunby.
He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen
SCAIFE, Walter
Private, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 21 Brigade, 30th Division. Army no 24410.
He was killed in action on Monday 2 April 1917 during the German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line. He was 23
He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth A Scaife, Maunby.
He is remembered on The Arras Memorial.
STURDY, Richard
Private, 10th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 64 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no 36789. He had also served as Private, Army no 213243 with the Royal Engineers.
He died from his wounds on Monday 22 October 1917 at the Advanced Dressing Station in Duhallow near Ypres. He was 33
He was the son of John and Charlotte Sturdy, Maunby and the husband of Jane Sturdy, Northallerton.
He is buried in Duhallow ADS (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery
WINTER, George Henry
Private, 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment, 64 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no 220463. He had also served as Private, Army no 5/3319, 5th Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Army no 5/3319 transferring to 4th Battalion as Private, Army no 203203.
He was killed in action on 20 October 1918 in the final stages of the war. He was 26.
He was the son of Peter and Ellen Winter and the husband of Agnes M Winter.
He is buried in Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
Those who Fell in WW2
ASKEW, Peter Watson
Sapper, Royal Engineers. Army no 2140300.
He died on military service on Tuesday 27 January 1942. He was 21.
He was the son of Mr and Mrs P W Askew, Malton.
He is buried in the churchyard of St. Michael’s Church Maunby and his headstone is inscribed
Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace.
HILL-WALKER, Thomas Harry
Lieutenant-Commander, HMS Pintail, Royal Navy.
He died on active service on Friday 1 November 1940. He was 36.
He was the son of Major Alan R Hill-Walker, VC, and Lilias Hill-Walker and the husband of Catherine L Hill-Walker, Maidstone.
He is remembered on The Chatham Naval Memorial.
Additional information
HMS Pintail was a Harwich based Patrol Vessel of the Kingfisher Class that was mined in the Humber estuary on 10 June 1941 some 28 nautical miles east-south-east of Spurn Point.
On 10 June 1941, HMS Pintail was escorting a convoy near 62-Buoy some 30 miles off the Humber when the ss Royal Scot detonated an acoustic mine, blew up and sank. HMS Pintail immediately dashed to the scene but she detonated an acoustic mine, close to the steamship. HMS Pintail blew up and was lost almost immediately killing her Commanding Officer, 6 officers and 48 ratings.
The Commanding Officer of HMS Quantock, a destroyer also based at Harwich, which was passing with another convoy, reported later, "It was the most dreadful sight that I had ever seen. It did not seem possible that there could be any survivors". HMS Quantock and another ship did manage to rescue twenty-two men.
The War Memorial Plaque in the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Maunby is a wooden plaque with a copper cross. The plaque is inscribed:
1914 1918
DAVID BRYDON ERNEST SCAIFE
HARRY CLARKE WALTER SCAIFE
ROBERT PEARSON RICHARD STURDY
GEORGE WINTER
1939 1945
PETER ASKEW
THOMAS HARRY HILL-WALKER
THEY SHALL WALK BEFORE THE LORD
IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING
There is additional text which I failed to capture on camera
The second and more recent War Memorial is on the Village Green and was dedicated on 12 November 2017.
Maunby Roll of Honour
1914 - 1918
David Brydon
Harry Clarke
Robert Peardon
Ernest Scaife
Walter Scaife
Richard Sturdy
George Winter
19139 - 1945
Peter Watson Askew
Thomas Harry Hill-Walker
THEY SHALL NOT
GROW OLD
There is a burial in the churchyard of St Michaels and All Angels Church
Alan Richard Hill-Walker VC
Major (retired), Northamptonshire Regiment.
He was born on 12 July 1859 and died on 21 April 1944. He was 84.
He won his Victoria Cross on 28 January 1881 in the First Boer War at Laing’s Nek, South Africa. He was 21. It was presented to him by HM Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 13 May 1882.
LONDON GAZETTE 13 March 1882
2nd Battalion, the Northamptonshire Regiment
Lieutenant Alan Richard Hill
For gallant conduct at the action of Laing's Nek on the 28th January, 1881,-in having, after the retreat was ordered, remained behind and endeavoured to carry out of action Lieutenant
Baillie, of the same Corps, who was lying on the ground severely wounded. Being unable to lift that officer into the saddle, he carried him in his arms until Lieutenant Baillie was shot dead. Lieutenant Hill then brought a wounded man out of action on his horse, after which he returned and rescued another. All these acts being performed under a heavy fire.
Please link this to the record of his son in WW2
Those who Fell in WW1
BRYDON, David
Lance Corporal, 9th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 69 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no 41592. He had also served as Private, Army no 25624, with the Yorkshire Hussars Regiment.
He was killed in action on 7 June 1917 (presumed Dead) in the Battle of Messines. He was 32.
He was the son of Andrew and Alice Brydon, Maunby and the husband of Emily Brydon.
He is remembered on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
CLARKE, Harry
Rifleman, 1st/8th Battalion (Leeds Rifles) TF, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 146 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no 48531.
He was killed in action on Tuesday 9 October 1917 at the Battle of Poelcappelle. He was 33.
He was the son of Alfred and Ada Clarke, Maunby and the husband of Emma Clarke, South Otterington.
He is remembered on The Tyne Cot Memorial.
PEARSON, Robert
Private, 363rd Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps attached to 171st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no T4/198422.
He died from his wounds on Sunday 21 January 1917. He was 23.
He was the son of William and Ann Pearson and born in Maunby.
He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.
SCAIFE, Ernest
Gunner, W Battery, 18th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 26702.
He died from his wounds on Saturday 8 July 1916 received during the Battle of the Somme. He was 20.
He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth A Scaife, Maunby.
He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen
SCAIFE, Walter
Private, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 21 Brigade, 30th Division. Army no 24410.
He was killed in action on Monday 2 April 1917 during the German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line. He was 23
He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth A Scaife, Maunby.
He is remembered on The Arras Memorial.
STURDY, Richard
Private, 10th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 64 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no 36789. He had also served as Private, Army no 213243 with the Royal Engineers.
He died from his wounds on Monday 22 October 1917 at the Advanced Dressing Station in Duhallow near Ypres. He was 33
He was the son of John and Charlotte Sturdy, Maunby and the husband of Jane Sturdy, Northallerton.
He is buried in Duhallow ADS (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery
WINTER, George Henry
Private, 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment, 64 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no 220463. He had also served as Private, Army no 5/3319, 5th Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Army no 5/3319 transferring to 4th Battalion as Private, Army no 203203.
He was killed in action on 20 October 1918 in the final stages of the war. He was 26.
He was the son of Peter and Ellen Winter and the husband of Agnes M Winter.
He is buried in Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
Those who Fell in WW2
ASKEW, Peter Watson
Sapper, Royal Engineers. Army no 2140300.
He died on military service on Tuesday 27 January 1942. He was 21.
He was the son of Mr and Mrs P W Askew, Malton.
He is buried in the churchyard of St. Michael’s Church Maunby and his headstone is inscribed
Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace.
HILL-WALKER, Thomas Harry
Lieutenant-Commander, HMS Pintail, Royal Navy.
He died on active service on Friday 1 November 1940. He was 36.
He was the son of Major Alan R Hill-Walker, VC, and Lilias Hill-Walker and the husband of Catherine L Hill-Walker, Maidstone.
He is remembered on The Chatham Naval Memorial.
Additional information
HMS Pintail was a Harwich based Patrol Vessel of the Kingfisher Class that was mined in the Humber estuary on 10 June 1941 some 28 nautical miles east-south-east of Spurn Point.
On 10 June 1941, HMS Pintail was escorting a convoy near 62-Buoy some 30 miles off the Humber when the ss Royal Scot detonated an acoustic mine, blew up and sank. HMS Pintail immediately dashed to the scene but she detonated an acoustic mine, close to the steamship. HMS Pintail blew up and was lost almost immediately killing her Commanding Officer, 6 officers and 48 ratings.
The Commanding Officer of HMS Quantock, a destroyer also based at Harwich, which was passing with another convoy, reported later, "It was the most dreadful sight that I had ever seen. It did not seem possible that there could be any survivors". HMS Quantock and another ship did manage to rescue twenty-two men.
